By Mike McCombs The U.S. Marine recruit found dead Tuesday morning at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island has been identified as 21-year-old Pvt. Anthony Munoz of Lawrence, Mass. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Pvt. Anthony Munoz,” MCRD Parris Island spokesperson Capt. Philip Kulczewski said Thursday afternoon in a release. “Our Marines… Keep Reading
By Mike McCombs Legendary Battery Creek High School wrestling coach Nathan Day died Friday after a battle with COVID-19. Battery Creek faculty and staff were informed Friday afternoon. Day, who had been the head wrestling coach at Liberty High School in the Upstate since 2017, won six state championships at Battery Creek High School (1991,… Keep Reading
By Mike McCombs It was a record-breaking day for South Carolina on Thursday, and not in a good way. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced the most COVID-19 associated deaths reported for a single day – 69 confirmed and three probable. The previous high was 38 confirmed on July 8.… Keep Reading
By Mike McCombs On a day that saw South Carolina fall just short of 1,000 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, State Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell on Thursday issued a terse statement urging South Carolinians to continue to take public health precautions amid concerns over the recent rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases. The South… Keep Reading
By Mike McCombs The Child Development Center – day care– on Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort was closed indefinitely at the end of business on Wednesday afternoon after multiple caregivers and children tested positive for the coronavirus. Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) South Carolina, which runs the center, posted a release on Wednesday to its… Keep Reading
By Mike McCombs The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) on Saturday announced 165 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and 3 additional deaths as Governor Henry McMaster moved closer to re-opening the state’s beaches and waterways and many retail businesses. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South… Keep Reading